baptism

On Sunday, May 28, we had John Daniel baptized. He was so sweet during the service. He woke up for a few minutes when Pastor Linda was baptizing him, looked around for a little bit, and then fell back asleep. He slept the entire rest of the service! We celebrated afterwards at the lake with our family. It was just great! Check out the slide show! :)

Busy week #2

Daddy returned to work on Wednesday. It was a bit hectic in the morning with just JD and I here at home. Kira came over to visit with us. JD was just perfect while she was here. On Thursday, JD and I went to the DR. He is 7 lbs 14 oz and 21.75 inches long now. She said everything looks good! He's a growing boy!! After the DR we went over to church to meet with Pastor Linda. Everyone enjoyed seeing him, especially Lei who held him for awhile. He just slept soundly in her arms! On Friday, JD was a little fussy, so we stayed home and pretty much he just ate the whole day!! This weekend we spent at the lake for the most part. We had JD baptized on Sunday (see above). It was a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and the end to a busy week! :)

Slide Show of our Little Peanut!

Updates :)

On Thursday we went to see Grandmother over in Birmingham. We enjoyed a lovely afternoon with her. She sure loves John Daniel! We took her to Peabodys for dinner and after enjoyed cake and ice cream back at her place. After we left there we went over to see Auntie Duke. She loved JD, too!! It was a bit of a long day for both JD and mommy, but it was nice to see both of them!!

On Friday we went shopping with Grandma Daisy in the morning to find an outfit for JD to wear under the Christening Gown that Grandma B made. We don't have much time, since the baptism is May 28! In the afternoon we had a few visitors. Kathy came over to see JD and brought the cutest music box. After, Melissa and Madeline came over and brought dinner and lots of goodies for JD! Melissa went on a shopping spree and found some really cute boy clothes. Madeline gave JD her favorite book! It was really nice to visit with them. :)

On Saturday, Dallas came over to visit with us. JD slept for a couple hours while Dallas held him, and she and I had a chance to catch up. It was really nice to see her!

first few days home

The first few days home have been wonderful! We arrived home on Saturday evening. John had class, so baby John and I didn't come home until after he was done. My parents came over with a stork for our front yard. It's so cute! They took pictures of us entering our house as a new family. It was great. We then enjoyed our first sleepless night! I had to supplement with formula in a syringe until my milk came in. That was a little hard, but definitely worth it, because we wanted John Daniel to gain back the weight he lost in the hospital.

On Sunday we celebrated Mother's Day with both families. John's family came over after church and then my family came over later in the evening. It was nice to spend time with them all. They loved on John the entire time. He definitely loves being held!

Monday we had our first check-up with Dr. Hall. John has gained 4 oz back! That is great news. Also, my milk has come in, so we don't need to supplement with formula any more. That is great, too!! Much easier to feed at night when I don't have to warm up formula. Christine and her family came over on Monday night to visit for a few minutes. Little David hadn't seen John Daniel yet, so they visited for a little bit.

Today we spent time at home. I'm starting to get a little stir-crazy! I think we may go for a walk tomorrow at the mall! :) We rented a few videos and enjoyed one of them tonight as a family. We also gave JD his first bath at home. He didn't like washing his body so much, but loved when we washed his hair! What a cutie he was! He was very sleepy tonight, but crashed right after his bath. I rocked him for a few minutes and he was ready for his cradle.

I am so in love with John Daniel. I love being a mommy! All in all it has been a wonderful first few days home!! :)

cutie!

Our little cutie!

It's a BOY!

John Daniel
born 5/11/06
8 lbs 2 oz
20 inches long

more contractions! :)

It's about 1:20 am on Thursday, May 11. My contractions are about 6 minutes apart now. I've been trying to sleep some, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen tonight! I think I will wake up John soon so we can head to the hospital. It looks like John's sister might get a baby niece or nephew for her birthday!! Keep us in your prayers!!! :)

contractions

I am having contractions about 10 minutes apart and have been for a couple hours. Maybe it will be tonight!! I can't wait to meet this little peanut!! :)

Due today!!

Well, I just got home from the DR....I'm dialated to 2.5........a little progress there, I guess! :) She stripped my membranes (took her hand and went around the baby's head to detach the placenta from the wall of my uterus). Let me tell you how GREAT that felt!!! UGHHHHHHH Anyways, I'm really crampy now........I am going to go walk up and down the driveway. If my contractions start to get strong, I'm going to call John and have him come home. Maybe today is the day?! She also said that if I don't have the baby by next week, they'll induce on Wednesday. KEEP PRAYING!!!

false alarm #2!

Well, I thought that yesterday was going to be the day. I was shopping and suddenly felt like my water had broken! It wasn't a huge gush, just a trickle, but I just wasn't sure! So, I called labor and delivery and they said to come in. I felt kinda silly when she took the test and it came back negative, but it turns out that I have another yeast infection - no ruptured membranes! UGH Oh well. At least we know. Needless to say, we spent a few hours getting monitored. I was having some contractions about seven minutes apart, but they were weak, and I am still dialated to 2. Looks like we'll have a baby another day!! Keep praying!! Tomorrow is my official due date and I have a DR appointment, so we'll see what she says then. :)

crummy

I hope we're getting close to the birth of this little one, because I'm really starting to feel crummy. I swear that if the baby grows any more, the skin on my belly is going to rip apart!! This morning I didn't want to get out of bed at all. I've not felt that way since I've been pregnant. John let me sleep another hour or so, and that made me feel a little better. I just pray that this baby comes soon. I want to be a mommy!! :)

Cinco de Mayo

Here we are - five days until this peanut is due! I was a busy girl today in hopes that my activity would get something moving inside! No such luck yet! I cleaned the garage some, wrapped all the birthday and mother's day presents for mom, Jane, and Sarah, did two loads of laundry, wrote some thank you notes, and worked on putting up the Pack and Play for the baby. I even managed to fit in a few episodes of The Baby Story on TLC! :) I am going to rest a little now. I think that would be a good idea!! I'm thinking pizza for dinner - very easy! lol Keep praying!! :)

39 weeks - update

I went to the DR today...still dialated to 2. I was really hoping that it would be more, but no such luck! I had a non-stress test done after my appointment just to make sure the baby is doing well, since he/she is so low and not moving as much as before. Turns out that everything looks good! My doctor is on call this weekend (Fri-Mon), so maybe the baby will come then. We'll see! I think tomorrow I am going to vacuum out my car and clean out the garage - maybe the activity will help things along?! I keep praying that this little peanut comes soon - I'm ready to meet him/her!!! :)

birthday wish

Will my birthday wish come true?! We'll see!!!

Who's reading?

So, nobody ever comments, but lots of people say they read this blog. You can comment people!! hehe When you don't, it's like I'm talking to myself - and that's no fun!! :)